Norway vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Norway
74.5 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka
80 % change on previous year
in 2024
Norway rank
35th
Sri Lanka rank
33rd
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time
- Norway
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 80 % change on previous year against 74.5 % change on previous year in Norway, a difference of 5.5 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Norway ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 148 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -20.2 % change on previous year | -38.8 % change on previous year | 18.6 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1980s | 28.63 % change on previous year | 19.86 % change on previous year | 8.78 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1990s | -7.37 % change on previous year | 126.76 % change on previous year | 134.13 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -0.036 % change on previous year | 21.71 % change on previous year | 21.74 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 37.08 % change on previous year | 49.55 % change on previous year | 12.47 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 12.39 % change on previous year | 17.41 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Norway or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 80 % change on previous year against 74.5 % change on previous year in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 5.5 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
- Norway ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.